noun
Meaning 1
A signpost.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
guidepost
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈɡaɪdˌpoʊst/
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rhymes with -əʊst
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CMU ARPABET: G AY1 D P OW2 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Anything that provides guidance; a guideline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guideline, rule of thumb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rule, regulation
noun
Meaning 4
a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: signpost
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sign
Narrower terms: fingerpost, fingerboard
History
Etymology
From guide + post.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: пътепоказател (pǎtepokazatel) — a signpost
- Finnish: opaste — a signpost
- Polish: drogowskaz — a signpost
- Polish: kierunkowskaz — a signpost